Posted by travs on 4/9/2013 9:53:00 PM (view original):I had 9 penalties for 95 yards in my first game of this season. How can I reduce penalties? Is it a function of formation IQ? Thanks in advance.

Its somewhat random, so I would not worry about one game. Theoretically, higher GI across your team will reduce penalties. They won't be eliminated so, again....I would not put too much emphasis on that.

Truthfully, I don't even look at penalties anymore. I have no idea how many or how few my teams get in a game.

When setting my starters should I add the "most important" or both "most important" and "secondary?"

Thank you

Logan, you probably already have gotten an answer or have otherwise figured this out. I typically use the GUESS ratings to set my starters, then I look at each position individually and I might make changes to my depth chart based on the attributes that I think are most important, or if I have a player that I want to grow (with starts and playing time).

The GUESS ratings are good, but if you are using a somewhat unconventional offense or defense (wishbone always run, ND Box Always run....or maybe you play Nickel full time as your defense), then you will definitely have to adjust your lineups based on the attributes you want in the game. If I'm running the ball 100% of the time, I really don't care about how good my WR is as a "normal WR"....I want him to block...so I'll put my best blocker as the starter (example).

Hey guys I'm new to the game and I just took over my team. In the "Reminders" section it gives me my team needs and where I need depth at. Are these notes from an old coach or do these refresh every year? If so, are they reliable? (BTW, the guide has been extremely helpful, thank you)

I must be doing something wrong, I downloaded Yatzr's recruiting but when I pull in the recruits, all I'm seeing are DI recruits and no DII recruits which is where I'm coaching. Can someone point out what I'm messing up?

I am having a problem with the progression of my team. I'm new to GD. When I look at the progress of each individual's ratings, they're all in the negative. I've cut out some formations on offense and defense to give more individual time but I guess it isn't working. Can someone please shed some light for me? Am I missing something?

It looks like you have way too much time assigned to formations and not enough to positional practice. Use these guidelines:

* 50-65 mins in team practice (formations) and use the leftover in positional.
* Choose 3 or 4 offensive formations and 2 or 3 defensive formations plus special teams.
* 10-12 mins max on formations
* 7 mins minimum on position practice.

This will get you started. Once you begin to see progression you may want to tweak it a little. There is a breakdown somewhere in the forums for which practice area effects which attribute, you may want to track that down.